National Basketball Association
Atlanta 92, Chicago 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 22, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
#11 Derrick Collins, #75 Eric Dalen, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance:
17782
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Hawks 92, Bulls 75: Al Horford collected 20 points and 10 rebounds as host Atlanta routed Chicago.
Louis Williams added 16 points in his first start of the season and Kyle Korver chipped in 13 against his former team. Josh Smith contributed 12 points while Jeff Teague had 11 and eight assists as the Hawks shot 49.4 percent and bounced back from a pair of disappointing losses.
Luol Deng led the way with 11 points for the Bulls, who lost for just the fourth time in 13 games. Joakim Noah was the only other member of the Bulls in double figures as he had 10 and nine rebounds but also committed six turnovers.
Coming off a 19-point loss in Philadelphia on Friday, Atlanta trailed by four after the first quarter and by three early in the second. The Hawks never trailed after Williams' 3-pointer triggered a 25-6 run over the final 6:58 of the first half.
Williams and Korver combined for 15 points during the run, and Atlanta took a 53-37 lead at halftime on Korver's buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The Hawks expanded the lead to 24 through three quarters and had a 25-point bulge when they began pulling their starters.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Larry Drew became the eighth coach in Atlanta history to reach 100 victories. He achieved the milestone in 173 games, the second-fastest in franchise history behind Lenny Wilkens. ... Atlanta G Devin Harris missed his third straight game with a sore left foot. ... Chicago received limited production from starters Marco Belinelli, Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich, who were a combined 7-of-22 from the field.
Top Game Performances
Chicago |
|
Atlanta |
Luol Deng 11 |
Scoring |
Al Horford 20 |
Nate Robinson 5 |
Assists |
Jeff Teague 8 |
Joakim Noah 9 |
Rebounds |
Al Horford 10 |
Carlos Boozer 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Al Horford 2 |
Nate Robinson 3 |
Steals |
Zaza Pachulia 3 |
Taj Gibson 1 |
Blocks |
Josh Smith 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Chicago
|
75 |
42.1 |
5-14 |
6-8 |
20 |
31 |
3 |
10 |
16 |
Atlanta
|
92 |
49.4 |
7-19 |
9-10 |
24 |
45 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Hawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Houston. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.